Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Botswana
Botswana: Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation was 0.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Botswana, 2004–2022
Source: UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of children ages 6-59 months.
Analysis
In 2022, share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Botswana stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Botswana peaked at 97.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2022.
Botswana ranks 60th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of children ages 6-59 months | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31.0% | — |
| 2006 | 15.0% | -51.6% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +546.7% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -16.5% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -19.8% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.0%. (5 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.0%. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +546.7% | 15.0% | 97.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.7% | 15.0% | 97.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 57.0% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 0.0% | 64.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Botswana?
- Share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation in Botswana was 0.0% in 2022, according to UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children receiving vitamin a supplementation rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF Global Databases, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children receiving vitamin A supplementation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children aged between 6 months and 5 years who received at least two high-dose vitamin A capsules in the previous year.